Friday, December 16, 2011

The Night Before Christmas

At last my room mother duties are done, and the best part is... no more homework for two weeks! YAY! To celebrate the home stretch, let's crack out the Gyo and head into the last week with happy hearts and stress levels that will soon be stabilized.

Let the holiday fun officially begin!

'Twas the night before Christmas when all through the houseNot a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,In hopes that St. Nicholassoon would be there.

Happy, happy, joy, joy... and all the wonders that fall in between. As adorable as the holidays get. A dream of a Santa all jolly and quick as only Gyo could draw. One of my all time favorite versions of the classic Christmas story.

Originally published in 1961, I own the '04 Backpack edition, but it has since be re-released in a new edition by Sterling. Love it when everything old gets new again.

My dad read this to my sister and I when we were little. The original book was lost after he passed away. Finally found it online to order for my boys to grow up with. This is the only version I ever heard, the only one I like, and whose illustrations still dance in my head when I read some other version.

My dad read this to my sister and I when we were little. The original book was lost after he passed away. Finally found it online to order for my boys to grow up with. This is the only version I ever heard, the only one I like, and whose illustrations still dance in my head when I read some other version.